The Beginning of Slavery in America - Daily Bellringer

What year is considered the starting point of African enslavement in America?

• 1607

• 1660

• 1619

• 1620

Which ship brought the first enslaved Africans to Jamestown?

• White Lion

• San Juan Batista

• Mayflower

• Santa Maria

What was the Middle Passage?

• A path for European explorers

• A leg of the triangular trade involving enslaved Africans

• A route for trading spices

• A passage through the Rocky Mountains

By the early 1660s, what significant change occurred in Jamestown regarding slavery?

• Slavery was limited to ten years

• Slavery became a lifelong condition

• Slavery was abolished

• Slavery was only for men

How many enslaved people were in America by the start of the Civil War?

• Four million

• Two million

• One million

• Three million